@misc{FischerShaki2018,
  author    = {Fischer, Martin H. and Shaki, Samuel},
  title     = {Number concepts: abstract and embodied},
  series = {Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London : B, Biological sciences},
  volume    = {373},
  journal   = {Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London : B, Biological sciences},
  number    = {1752},
  publisher = {Royal Society},
  address   = {London},
  issn      = {0962-8436},
  doi       = {10.1098/rstb.2017.0125},
  pages     = {8},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {Numerical knowledge, including number concepts and arithmetic procedures, seems to be a clear-cut case for abstract symbol manipulation. Yet, evidence from perceptual and motor behaviour reveals that natural number knowledge and simple arithmetic also remain closely associated with modal experiences. Following a review of behavioural, animal and neuroscience studies of number processing, we propose a revised understanding of psychological number concepts as grounded in physical constraints, embodied in experience and situated through task-specific intentions. The idea that number concepts occupy a range of positions on the continuum between abstract and modal conceptual knowledge also accounts for systematic heuristics and biases in mental arithmetic, thus inviting psycho-logical approaches to the study of the mathematical mind.},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{FischerBrugger2011,
  author    = {Fischer, Martin H. and Brugger, Peter},
  title     = {When digits help digits spatial-numerical associations point to finger counting as prime example of embodied cognition},
  series = {Frontiers in psychology},
  volume    = {2},
  journal   = {Frontiers in psychology},
  publisher = {Frontiers Research Foundation},
  address   = {Lausanne},
  issn      = {1664-1078},
  doi       = {10.3389/fpsyg.2011.00260},
  pages     = {7},
  year      = {2011},
  abstract  = {Spatial numerical associations (SNAs) are prevalent yet their origin is poorly understood. We first consider the possible prime role of reading habits in shaping SNAs and list three observations that argue against a prominent influence of this role: (1) directional reading habits for numbers may conflict with those for non-numerical symbols, (2) short-term experimental manipulations can overrule the impact of decades of reading experience, (3) SNAs predate the acquisition of reading. As a promising alternative, we discuss behavioral, neuroscientific, and neuropsychological evidence in support of finger counting as the most likely initial determinant of SNAs. Implications of this "manumerical cognition" stance for the distinction between grounded, embodied, and situated cognition are discussed.},
  language  = {en}
}